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How the Sun was born
Space science image of the week: A young star in the final stages of birth offers a glimpse at the way our Sun formed 4.6 billion years ago To source
Weird Gaps Are 'Footprints' of Baby Alien Worlds (Images)
ALMA image of the dust disk around HL Tauri. Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO) Baby alien worlds are indeed likely slicing gaps in the disk of dust and gas swirling around the young star HL Tauri — a finding that could help reshape scientists’ current understanding of how planets form. Astronomers found that some of the rings […]
Dark Matter May Be Made of Primordial Black Holes
This image shows the infrared background, or the infrared light not associated with known sources. It may be left over from the universe’s first luminous objects, including stars. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/A. Kashlinsky (Goddard) Could dark matter — the elusive substance that composes most of the material universe — be made of black holes? Some astronomers are […]
Proton Successfully Launches Intelsat-31 Satellite Despite Lower-Stage Hiccup
Russia’s Proton rocket, in the first flight of its latest upgrade, on June 10 placed the Intelsat-31 commercial telecommunications satellite into geostationary-transfer orbit. The satellite was reported in good health after separation from the rocket despite an underperformance of the Proton’s third stage. Credit: Space Systems Loral PARIS — An International Launch Services Proton rocket, […]
Launch Photos: Secret NROL-37 Spy Satellite Rides Delta IV Heavy Rocket Into Orbit
A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket is prepared to launch the classified spy satellite NROL-37 at Space Complex 37 of Cape Canaveral Air Force Base in Florida. Here, the Mobile Service Tower is rolling back on June 9, 2016. Liftoff occurred on June 11. Launch Video | Read our full story . To […]
US Spy Satellite Launches Atop World's Most Powerful Rocket
A new U.S. spy satellite roared into orbit Saturday (June 11) atop the most powerful rocket currently in operation. The National Reconnaissance Office’s (NRO) NROL-37 satellite launched Saturday at 1:51 p.m. EDT (1751 GMT) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, riding a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket to space. (You can […]
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NASA Highlights Research in X-Planes, Safer, Greener Aviation at Aviation 2016
NASA’s leadership and top aeronautics innovators will discuss the agency’s 10-year plan to transform aviation at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) annual Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition, or Aviation 2016. To source
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Hubble Uncovers a Mysterious Hermit
The drizzle of stars scattered across this image forms a galaxy known as UGC 4879. UGC 4879 is an irregular dwarf galaxy — as the name suggests, galaxies of this type are a little smaller and messier than their cosmic cousins, lacking the majestic swirl of a spiral or the coherence of an elliptical. To […]
Week In Images
Our week through the lens: 6-10 June 2016 To source
'Journey to Space' Hits 4K Ultra-HD, 3D Blu-Ray
A giant-screen documentary on NASA’s path to Mars, “Journey to Space,” has landed on the small screen — with new 4K ultra-HD, Blu-ray and 3D Blu-ray versions out now. The movie is narrated by Patrick Stewart with extensive commentary by Chris Ferguson, who commanded the final space shuttle mission, and astronaut Serena Auñón, who has […]